Snow Upper Cas at Cairngorm
Novice · 1366 m long with 136 m of vertical, averaging 6° and — at its steepest, facing NW.
—steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
1366 mlength
136 mvertical
1002 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Upper Cas is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Upper Cas
Lifts that reach the top: Coire Cas T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there); M1 Poma (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed funicular (skiing novice terrain to get there); West Wall Poma (skiing novice terrain to get there); Polar Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Coire na Ciste T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, novice skiing needed):
- Ride Coire Cas T-Bar
- Ski Upper Cas (novice)
Where it ends
Joins Gunbarrel, 105. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Coire Cas T-Bar (1 min), M1 Poma (1 min), Cairngorm Funicular (2 min).
See Upper Cas on the 3D mapAll runs at CairngormMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.